diff --git a/src/ts/util.ts b/src/ts/util.ts
index 1b16d57d..5f44c7bd 100644
--- a/src/ts/util.ts
+++ b/src/ts/util.ts
@@ -573,6 +573,12 @@ export function applyMarkdownToNode(node: Node) {
             if (markdown !== text) {
                 const span = document.createElement('span');
                 span.innerHTML = markdown;
+                
+                // inherit inline style from the parent node
+                const parentStyle = (node.parentNode as HTMLElement).style;
+                for(let i=0;i<parentStyle.length;i++){
+                    span.style.setProperty(parentStyle[i], parentStyle.getPropertyValue(parentStyle[i]))
+                }   
                 (node as Element)?.replaceWith(span);
                 return
             }